Family Promise Statistics

National Figures, August 2008

• Family Promise was founded in Summit, NJ in 1988 by Karen Olson, who serves as President.
  
• More than 5,000 congregations are involved in Family Promise programs.
  
• 132 Affiliates that operate 142 IHNs in 39 states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and WY, and the District of Columbia.
  
• 39 Networks are forming, expanding Family Promise into 4 additional states:   CT, DE, ID, MO.
  
• Over 120,000 volunteers are involved in Network programs.
  
• More than 220,000 men, women and children have been helped through Family Promise programs.
  
• Last year 80% of guest families found permanent or transitional housing.
  
• In a typical Network, half of the guests are children, most of whom are under six years old.
  
• Through the mobilization of existing community resources and thousands of volunteers, Family Promise provides comprehensive services to families at a fraction of the cost of government programs.
  
• As an outgrowth of IHN, over 600 direct service and housing programs have been developed.
  
• In 1992, Family Promise received the President's Annual Points of Light Award for being one of the top twenty volunteer agencies in the country.
  
• Family Promise has been selected to represent American Volunteerism for three consecutive years in a special project, jointly sponsored by the United States Information Agency and The Points of Light Foundation, involving visitors from ten foreign countries.
  
• Through its thousands of volunteers, Family Promise has proven that people do care about the homeless.   The IHN program gives people who want to help, a way to help.

If you would like more information on the Network program, please contact

Family Promise
71 Summit Avenue, Summit, NJ   07901
Telephone: (908) 273-1100
Fax: (908) 273-0030
E-mail: info@familypromise.org